Spotlight: Nanoscale Bombs
An explosion is a quick release of a significant amount of energy from a spontaneous chemical reaction. The liberated energy…
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Lean-Sensing: Intelligent, Low-Cost, Remote Detection by Integrating Currently Available Components for Distant Early Warning
The battlefield effects of WMDs can be catastrophic to the warfighter, and exposure can cause significant loss of life and…
Collaborative Efforts Responding to the Missions Associated with Addressing CBRN and Explosive Acts of Domestic Terrorism
Terrorists have and will continue to desire weapons of mass destruction, such as CBRNE, to further their agendas here and…
A Brief Overview of Privacy Policy in the European Union
The DoD has played an active military role in Europe for more than half of the past century. During this…
Perovskite Solar Cells
Solar power has been and will continue to be instrumental in the DoD’s efforts to procure more secure and independent…
Army Social Science Lessons for Homeland Defense Planning and Operations
I was the first anthropologist on a Human Terrain Team (HTT) to arrive in Iraq and contribute to an understanding…
Advances in Explosive Trace Detection Technology
July 2014 saw the widespread reporting of new explosives developed by radical extremist groups to target commercial aviation. Most significantly,…
Ebola
Ebola Hemmorhagic Fever (Ebola HF) or Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a severe and often fatal viral hemorrhagic fever disease…
A Primer on the Defense Industrial Base
This is the third in a series of articles for the Homeland Defense and Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) describing the…
Applications of Biometrics for Immigration Management and Enforcement
Immigration control remains a challenge for the United States and many other nations around the world. While some of the…
U.S. Homeland CBRN Emergency Preparedness Enterprise – A Retrospective Review
Much can be learned from past history. Therefore, this article will study the elements comprising the U.S. Homeland CBRN emergency…
Countering WMD (CWMD) Threats – Critical Step in Emergency Preparedness Against WMD
In order to minimize or circumvent the effects of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), as related to the loss of…